Deakin Speaking - St Kilda FChttp://communities.deakin.edu.au/deakin-speaking/taxonomy/term/381/0
enIdle Hands, Devil’s Work: St Kilda FC and their Problem with Early Career Playershttp://communities.deakin.edu.au/deakin-speaking/node/158
<div><span>In the past few months the St Kilda FC has been struggling to manage a number of highly publicised incidents involving its players &ndash; early career and senior. Following an incident at a training camp in Queenstown (NZ) St Kilda suspended four of its players (three of whom were just beginning their AFL careers) for six weeks and told them to get a &lsquo;real job&rsquo;. Officials at the Club said that these young men had too much money and too much time on their hands, and this explained why they got into trouble </span><span>(mixing alcohol and sleeping pills and breaking &lsquo;team rules&rsquo;).</span></div>
<p><a href="http://communities.deakin.edu.au/deakin-speaking/node/158" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://communities.deakin.edu.au/deakin-speaking/node/158#commentsCommunityAFLClub cultureEarly Career playersplayer professionalismSt Kilda FCWed, 02 Mar 2011 04:38:06 +0000Peter Kelly158 at http://communities.deakin.edu.au/deakin-speaking